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ethnostate

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A political unit that is populated by and run in the interest of an ethnic group.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From ethno- + state.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: etnoestat — political unit that is populated by and run in the interest of an ethnic group
  • Chinese Mandarin: 民族國家 /民族国家 (mínzú guójiā) — political unit that is populated by and run in the interest of an ethnic group
  • Danish: etnostat — political unit that is populated by and run in the interest of an ethnic group
  • Esperanto: etnoŝtato — political unit that is populated by and run in the interest of an ethnic group
  • Finnish: etnovaltio — political unit that is populated by and run in the interest of an ethnic group
  • French: ethno-état — political unit that is populated by and run in the interest of an ethnic group
  • Georgian: ეთნოსახელმწიფო (etnosaxelmc̣ipo) — political unit that is populated by and run in the interest of an ethnic group
  • German: Ethnostaat — political unit that is populated by and run in the interest of an ethnic group
  • Japanese: 民族国家 — political unit that is populated by and run in the interest of an ethnic group
  • Korean: 민족국가 (minjokgukga) — political unit that is populated by and run in the interest of an ethnic group
  • Korean: 단일민족국가 (danilminjokgukga) — political unit that is populated by and run in the interest of an ethnic group
  • Portuguese: etnoestado — political unit that is populated by and run in the interest of an ethnic group
  • Russian: этногосударство (etnogosudarstvo) — political unit that is populated by and run in the interest of an ethnic group
  • Spanish: etnostato — political unit that is populated by and run in the interest of an ethnic group
  • Swedish: etnostat — political unit that is populated by and run in the interest of an ethnic group